AUDIO: Gregory Haney, Joey Taranto and More in The Ensemblist's 'Dressed as A Girl' Episode

The "DRessed as A Girl" episode of The Ensemblist features interviews with three male actors who have played roles on Broadway outside their own gender identity: one a woman, one a drag queen, and one a transwoman.

Blake Hammond (Hairspray, Living On Love) shares the difference between playing Edna Turnblad in Hairspray and a drag queen in La Cage aux Folles, Gregory Haney discusses the pressures of playing Broadway's first teenage transgendered woman in Bring It On, and Joey Taranto details the preparation behind becoming one of Kinky Boots' angels eight shows a week.

Listen below!

TODAYTIX ENSEMBLIST OF THE MONTH

The Ensemblist has teamed up again with TodayTix, an app for buying last-minute theater tickets at the best prices, to create a series of blog posts to bring you behind the scenes on Broadway and Off-Broadway. This month, Mo and Nikka caught up with Dance Partners episode guest Cameron Adams, who is currently performing in her ninth Broadway show, Gigi. Read about her favorite moments in her current show and standout moments in Josh Burgasse's choreography at blog.todaytix.com.

PAST GUESTS - AWARDS, CASTING AND CONCERTS

"Writing for Ensemblists" episode guest Lin-Manuel Miranda is nominated for two Lucille Lortel Awards. On our podcast he spoke about writing ensemblist vocals for Hamilton, as well as In The Heights and Bring it On.

"Sondheim Ensemblists" episode guest Brynn O'Malley won a Helen Hayes award this month for her performance as Dot/Marie in Sunday in the Park with George at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA. On The Ensemblist, O'Malley shared how she put her own spin on the role regionally, after understudying the role on Broadway.

Robin de Jesus (RENT Retrospective episode) makes his 54 Below solo concert debut on May 4 at 9:30pm.

THE ENSEMBLIST NEWS

The Ensemblist family grows as former intern Chad Campbell joins The Ensemblist team as editor. Connect with Chad at @ChadCampbell26.

LISTEN AND CONNECT WITH US

New episodes of The Ensemblist can be downloaded every two weeks through the iTunes store by searching for "The Ensemblist." Episodes are also streamed on Stitcher Radio, TuneIn, and can be downloaded directly from Podbean at theensemblist.podbean.com.

Our website, TheEnsemblist.com, features stories, Q&As, and blog posts from those in the know about life as an ensemblist, plus cool stuff we can't NOT share. You can also follow @theensemblist on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat and Like us at facebook.com/theensemblist.

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